plea-bar·gain (pl  bär g n)intr.v. plea-bar·gained, plea-bar·gain·ing, plea-bar·gains To make an agreement in which a defendant pleads guilty to a lesser charge and the prosecutor in return drops more serious charges. plea bargain n.plea -bargain·ing n. |
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| Verb | 1. | plea-bargain - agree to plead guilty in return for a lesser charge; "If he plea-bargains, he will be sent to a medium-security prison for 8 years" law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" agree - consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something; "She agreed to all my conditions"; "He agreed to leave her alone" |
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